(aha looks like I started in the end unu)In a nearby distance, an arrow was drawn back, held still with its head at eye level to the archer. Its tip pointed at a hare, oblivious to its impending doom. The male did not so much as to breathe as he released the arrow, letting the weapon fly swiftly at the target. The hare darted, though a bit too late to go uninjured; Reacon's arrow lodged just under its hips, proving nonfatal.
"Tch." The male hissed, getting up quickly. The hare was already on the move, doing its best it could to run across the grasslands. With the weapon in its side, it did not take Reacon long to catch up to it. With a clean swipe, he knifed the creature's throat, giving it a quick death.

(aha looks like I started in the end unu)In a nearby distance, an arrow was drawn back, held still with its head at eye level to the archer. Its tip pointed at a hare, oblivious to its impending doom. The male did not so much as to breathe as he released the arrow, letting the weapon fly swiftly at the target. The hare darted, though a bit too late to go uninjured; Reacon's arrow lodged just under its hips, proving nonfatal.
"Tch." The male hissed, getting up quickly. The hare was already on the move, doing its best it could to run across the grasslands. With the weapon in its side, it did not take Reacon long to catch up to it. With a clean swipe, he knifed the creature's throat, giving it a quick death.

Finally got around to finishing my character ayyy. I just ended up recycling a character from an old group because I love her too much to let her die xD

Name: Lianna Kiro
Age: 35
Gender: Female

"A hunter, eh?" Lianna asked, coming out of nowhere. "For the future, maybe aim a bit away from the animal in preparation for its attempt to escape. Or maybe don't listen to me. I'm not the smartest." she said, her low self-esteem revealing itself. "I've never really used a bow anyway, so how should I know?"

Reacon was surprised when a babe came into his presence. He looked at her with wary eyes and gave a short nod. "How can you give advice to something you've never done before?" He asked quietly. His voice hinted no signs of aggression or insult, but rather, simply questioning.

With a glance, Reacon examined the babe, noticing her odd behaviour change. He said nothing of it, but began to clean his blade with a piece of cloth taken out from his pack, wondering why he hadn't noticed her presence earlier. It puzzled him with silent alarm.

"Just basing off of animal behaviors I've seen in the past." Lianna answered, sitting down on the ground. "So, tell me, any particular reason you hunt?" she asked, now laying down. "Just for sport, or do you actually get your food that way?" She acted completely calm, but she was ready if the man suddenly decided he didn't like her. Every world had its evils, after all. But he seemed perfectly harmless right now. She looked him over, and decided that even though he had a blade and a bow and arrow in plain sight she could keep this opinion.

"Food." He answered shortly, wrapping up the hare in a piece of hessian before tucking it away in his pack for later usage. He doubted that it would do him any good to skin the animal in front of the female. "I'm a mercenary, not a hunter. People who find this a sport have too much free time on their hands." He said. To have a time-consuming activity as a hobby would mean that you have enough free time because of the life of luxury. Reacon would never know what it's like to live one and naturally he coveted that.

Getting up to his feet, he took his bow in hand. "Who are you anyways? Were you sent by Liasia to fetch me?" His voice hardened at the question. Liasia was his current employer's daughter. He was currently hired to bodyguard the dame into the next village. Not to his surprise, the job did not include free food and lodging. That was something Reason would need to settle himself.

"I don't know who this Liasia is, but I'm Lianna. And I couldn't agree with that statement about hunting more. It's so wasteful to hunt as a sport, too. Killing innocent animals for enjoyment that someone or something else could've used as food, it's cruel if you think about it." She could remember watching people be so wasteful with their food, and the glares she would give them under her mask. The silent I need that more than you's. How she could just imagine their spoiled lives. But this was no time to think about that. She looked at the man's pack with the hare in it. "If you're going to eat that, aren't you going to skin it?" she asked him. "Oh, and I never got your name."

Reacon grunted in quiet agreement. He draped his pack over his shoulder and got up to his feet. "Primitive behaviour. Some humans just haven't evolved enough to know when hunting isn't necessary." He answered, looking at her with his cold, silvery eyes. He made no latter comment. "Cruel, yes." he thought to himself, "Not that I'm any different."

"Later." He finally answered, speaking tersely as he gaze broke from Lianna to the distant town. Reacon tilted his head towards her, expression neutral as he asked, "Why? Do you need it?" He never understood the point of introductions unless it was required by his employers. The only time he gave out his name was when he had to. The concept of making "friends" is not something the man was accustomed to.

"Well, since you know my name, I only find it fair that I know yours." Lianna answered, still laying on the ground. She looked off towards where the man was looking at. "Are you going there?" she asked him, seeing the town off in the distance. She sat up. "You know, in my short time here I've heard rumors and legends about this place." she started, randomly changing the subject. She was kind of all over the place right now. "About how even though the rest of the world is dead, this place still manages to thrive. They say there might be some hidden place around here full of this Essence stuff, or that there's unusual amounts of Essence in all the life here that lets them thrive." she said, recalling what she'd heard from the people around her. She looked at the man. "What do you think?"

An exchanged was a valid reason, though with hesitance, the male gave his name in a short, terse answer. "Reacon." He said, pausing in his tracks when he knows he should be heading back to the village. Lianna had caught his interest, and it wasn't just her mask that made him curious.

"There's rumours everywhere. I haven't been here long enough to know if it's true or not." He answered, looking over at the village. It sure seemed peaceful enough, despite the rot every where else. But if that was true, why would Liasia's father want his daughter to move out? That wouldn't make any sense - unless something back was going to happen to the village.

"I haven't been here long either, but I've been around long enough to have heard those stories." Lianna said. "They're just stories, so I don't know if they're true or not, or which ones may or may not be true. I'm not too clear on what this Essence stuff is, either. But I came here because I was interested in those stories." She kept looking off at the town. "Green fields and peaceful civilization are pleasant changes from what I've seen of this world so far...." She stood up. "You never explained who this Liasia is. You want any company on your way to that town? Or, well, wherever you're going." she offered. She'd been alone for her whole time here in, what was the name, Veialle, and she figured some company would be nice. For her and maybe the both of them.

"Hm," Reacon grunted, now ready to leave. Although, he knew well on what the essence was, he did not think it was necessary to explain to the lady what it was. Surely, she'll figure it out on her own in time. "I don't care much for company but my employer is looking for another bodyguard." Reacon told her, indirectly answering her question on who Liasia is. "Can you fight?"

"Can I fight? My father trained me in swordplay and combat, and I've fought in a war. Does that answer your question?" Lianna answered with a smile. Fighting was one of her main strengths. Plus, Reacon had said employer, and she could use some money. Not being broke for once would be a nice change. She looked down at her sword and removed it from its sheath. "My father gave this to me, as well as his knowledge in fighting...." She held the sword tightly in her hands. "I can use what he gave me to protect someone."

Reacon nodded and returned her smile with a small fraction of his own *if you could call a small twitch of the lips a smile. Although he wasn't sure why the girl gave additional information, he appreciated the gesture as it told him more about her without him needing to ask. Something like that was foreign to him as he tended to be quite an enigma due to his silent, antisocial nature. "Good. We start at dawn tomorrow. I'll show you to her." Reacon said, leading the way into the village. He slowed, waiting for Lianna to catch up.

"Don't slow down for me." Lianna said, catching up to Reacon in a few quick strides. "I'm fast. I've learned to be, so it comes naturally." She kept going forward in the direction of the village, looking back to see if Reacon was following. "If you wanna, we can turn this into a race. Whoever gets there first wins." she said, but without waiting for an answer she started running, her steps long and fast.